Monthly Archives: April 2012

THE WEEK’S CRICKET RESULTS

Matches against Ballyclare High and Sullivan Upper The Junior Colts beat Ballyclare High School in a McCullough Cup and Under 14 League ‘double header’ on Tuesday 24th April. B.R.A. scored 94 for 5 and Ballyclare were 89 all out. The …

SENTINUS TEAM R&D CELEBRATION DAY

On Tuesday 24th April 2012 in The Braid Centre, Ballymena, three Academy pupils attended the Sentinus Team R&D Celebration Day. There they gave formal presentations of their work, and were awarded participation certificates by Alderman R. J. Cherry M.B.E., the …

POETRY READING AT BELFAST CITY HALL

On Friday 13th April, a reception and poetry reading was held at Belfast City Hall, in honour of Padraic Fiacc, a noted local poet. A Belfast publishing house, Multimedia Heritage, has recently published a collection of his poems, ‘Sea, Sixty …

PUPILS MEET OLYMPIC GAMES MASCOT

On Friday 20th April, 10 Form I pupils attended an Olympic Games event at St. Pat’s, Bearnageeha. The cross-community event was attended by the Deputy Lord Mayor, Ruth Patterson; local MLA Alban Maginness and Wenlock, one of the official mascots for …

SENIOR S.U. WEEKEND, KILKEEL

The Senior SU Weekend, held from 20th to 22nd April) was a great success. Fifty pupils and staff attended the weekend at Seaview House, Kilkeel. In addition to the throught-provoking sessions, we enjoyed games, fellowship and a Zumba Fitness Class. Many thanks …

YOUNG HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTER AWARDS

Amnesty International UK Young Human Rights Reporter Pupils were presented with prizes in Assembly on Friday 20th April. Alice Kelly, Youth Media Assistant from Amnesty wrote: “The entries from Belfast Royal Academy were read by a panel of judges including …

SPONSORED WALK POSTPONED

ATHLETICS CLUB RESULTS

BOYS’ ATHLETICS CLUB On Saturday 21st April, the Boys’ Athletics Club competed in a meeting with Ballyclare High School and hosts Coleraine A.I. There were many pleasing performances including: Senior Robert Moffett – 1st Hammer Intermediate Alan Curtis – 1st Long …

ROCK CHALLENGE COMPETITION

On Thursday 19th April, 35 girls competed in the Rock Challenge competition at the Waterfront Hall. The girls were accompanied by a hair and make-up team and a stage crew, which brought the total numbers to 50. Rock Challenge is …